According to a Justice Department news release, Emilio Mendoza Lopez, Angel Palma and Enrique Jauregui are all U.S. soldiers stationed at Fort Cavazos near Killeen, Texas, about 70 miles north of Austin.
All three soldiers have been charged with one count of bringing in and harboring aliens, while Palma and Jauregui face an additional charge of assaulting a federal agent, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
"We are aware of the arrest of three Fort Cavazos Soldiers. III Armored Corps will continue to cooperate with all federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies," a spokesperson for Fort Cavazos told USA TODAY in a statement on Wednesday.
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